Research Paper On Brazil

Brazil is a beautiful country with an outstanding culture. Known for it’s vibrant colors, fun samba dancing, and their breath-taking carnivals. We often think about Brazil as a beach or a fun place to vacation, but it’s good to remember that Brazil’s culture is very diverse. Their roots are a mixture of African, Indian, and European blood. The many ethnicities and cultures are what make Brazil’s qualities so unique.

Brazil, is the largest country in South America, and the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas. Brazil was a colony of Portugal for over three centuries. Large number of settlers from Portugal arrived during this period and brought their culture to the colony. The native inhabitants of Brazil had a strong contact with

When it comes to health, Brazilians believes many illnesses may be healed by divine intervention or fate. A common belief is that infants and children can become ill if exposed to fresh air or wind. When someone is sick, they are not expected to make decisions about their own health issues. Families handle these decisions. A mainstay of folk medicine is herbal and medicinal teas. Family members often share prescription drugs and self medication with antibiotics. Immigrants to the US frequently bring drugs with them or have them sent from Brazil. For procedure, they tend to accept surgery, blood transfusions and organ transplants. Biomedicine well accepted, but so are herbal and home remedies. Brazilian’s often take both same time. Some people helped by a folk remedy or pharmaceutical treatment suggest or recommended to

Hold Catholic/Christian beliefs about life after death. Doctors should inform family members as soon as death is certain and offer to call a priest. Family members may feel need to say final good-byes to begin grieving. Delayed funeral services must be explained to new immigrants; in Brazil, health department mandates burial within 24 hours of death. Family may want to arrange for an extended visit to be with the body before it goes to morgue. Final good-byes may involve kissing and caressing the body. No specific rituals, but family chooses clothing for the deceased. In Brazil there is no embalming and the body is prepared at the hospital.

Since 1988, the Brazilian constitution guaranteed access for everyone to have medical care in Brazil. For the people that cannot afford health care in Brazil, they have the option to use the government's free national public health system. They pay nothing for doctors’ fees, lab fees, hospitalization, surgery, or even prescription drugs. For the highest quality of healthcare in Brazil, the private system is generally better than the public system, with shorter waits and better care. The more affluent Brazilians generally use this system, which covers about 20% of the Brazilian